Shanyumbu Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Shanyumbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shanyumbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia461:344,56418,269
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Shanyumbu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shanyumbu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shanyumbu is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shanyumbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shanyumbu is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The surname Shanyumbu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Shanyumbu are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 344,564. In Zambia it is most common in: Central Province, where 65 percent reside and North-Western Province, where 35 percent reside. Not including Zambia Shanyumbu is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shanyumbu
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